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(AMS) Greek Vocab

6th Grade World History The Greek World

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Cyrus the Great

585 BC - 529 BC won independence for Persia and conquered the Medes. Marked the beginning of the Persian Empire. He ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen. Allowed conquered people to keep their own customs.

cavalry

a unit of soldiers who ride horses. Cyrus used a cavalry to charge the enemy.

Darius

worked to restore control in Persia by dividing it into 20 provinces; built roads

Persian Wars

a series of wars between Persia and Greece.

Xerxes I

Darius' son; tried to conquer Greece

alliance

agreement to work together

Peloponnesian War

war between Athens and Spart that threatened to tear all Greece apart.

polis

Greek word for a city-state

classical

an age that is marked by great achievements

acropolis

high hill

democracy

a type of government in which people rule themselves

aristocrats

rich landowners

oligarchy

a government in which only a few people have power

citizens

people who had the right to participate in government

tyrant

a leader who held power through the use of force

Pericles

brillant elected leader; Athens reached its height under this man; encouraged the spread of democracy

mythology

a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.

Homer

Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Sappho

most famous woman poet who wrote lyric poems about love and relationships with her friends and family

Aesop

famous for his fables

fables

short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

Minoans

from the island of Crete; among the best shipbuilders of their time

Mycenaeans

first to speak Greek; build fortresses; often attacked other kingdoms

Athens

Greek city where democracy was born

phalanx

a group of warriors who stood close together in a square

Hellenistic

Greek-like; not completely Greek

Socrates

great Greek thinker; believed people must never stop looking for knowledge; taught by asking questions.

Plato

teacher and philosopher; student of Socrates; created a school where students discussed ideas